Published: Thursday, December 6, 2012 at 6:01 a.m.

Last Modified: Thursday, December 6, 2012 at 11:15 p.m.

TUSCALOOSA — University of Alabama offensive coordinator Doug Nussmeier is expected to interview for the head coach opening at the University of Southern Mississippi, according to the Hattiesburg (Miss.) American.

Interviews for the position began Thursday and will continue through Saturday and will also likely include three other offensive coordinators — North Carolina’s Blake Anderson, Texas Tech’s Neal Brown and Oklahoma State’s Todd Monken — according to the publication.

The Southern Miss job opened when the Golden Eagles fired Ellis Johnson after his first season finished 0-12.

Other possibilities for the job, according to the American, include Louisiana-Lafayette offensive coordinator Jay Johnson, Tennessee-Martin head coach Jason Simpson, Sam Houston State coach Willie Fritz and Georgia offensive coordinator Mike Bobo.

Nussmeier has one game remaining in his first season as Alabama’s offensive coordinator, and has led the Crimson Tide offense to 439 yards per game this season, which ranks 40th in the NCAA. Alabama’s scoring offense ranked much higher at 15th in the nation, due in large part to a vast improvement in red zone efficiency.

<p>TUSCALOOSA — University of Alabama offensive coordinator Doug Nussmeier is expected to interview for the head coach opening at the University of Southern Mississippi, according to the Hattiesburg (Miss.) American.</p><p>Interviews for the position began Thursday and will continue through Saturday and will also likely include three other offensive coordinators — North Carolina's Blake Anderson, Texas Tech's Neal Brown and Oklahoma State's Todd Monken — according to the publication.</p><p>The Southern Miss job opened when the Golden Eagles fired Ellis Johnson after his first season finished 0-12.</p><p>Other possibilities for the job, according to the American, include Louisiana-Lafayette offensive coordinator Jay Johnson, Tennessee-Martin head coach Jason Simpson, Sam Houston State coach Willie Fritz and Georgia offensive coordinator Mike Bobo.</p><p>Nussmeier has one game remaining in his first season as Alabama's offensive coordinator, and has led the Crimson Tide offense to 439 yards per game this season, which ranks 40th in the NCAA. Alabama's scoring offense ranked much higher at 15th in the nation, due in large part to a vast improvement in red zone efficiency.</p>